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Cessna A152AEROBAT N761UC

22 April 1985 · Whittier, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 April 1985 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna A152AEROBAT registered N761UC, operated by Aviation Netword, was involved in an accident near Whittier, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Whittier, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Whittier (AK66)
Coordinates
60.8492, -148.0303
Aircraft
Cessna A152AEROBAT
Registration
N761UC
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Aviation Netword
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Anchorage
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85LA068

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE RECONNAISANCE OF THE AIRPORT PRIOR TO LANDING AND DID NOT AVAIL HIMSELF OF ALL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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